I am still looking for an assistant, but my criteria has changed. I am going to rent out that room separately, so am now looking for somebody who lives in Los Angeles to come in part-time, Monday to Friday, 10-2 or 10-3. Despite the wonders of our technological age, I am not looking for somebody to work remotely. The home office is in Pacific Palisades, overlooking the water. Your dog is welcome at work, and will enjoy the bluff next door.
In case somebody has forwarded this email to you, and you aren't familiar with my work, this is me: http://www.dawnwatch.com/about_karen_dawn.htm
This would be an ideal job for a freelancer of some sort who would like to have a guaranteed regular income to pay basic bills, and would like to work in the animal advocacy world. Hopefully we would both be delighted if the job becomes full time and long term.
This job might be perfect for somebody with a graphic design or other computer background, as computer skills are required, preferably including knowledge of some html. Knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Dreamweaver would be a plus. Some video and audio editing skills would also be helpful. You will also need to have administrative skills.
You will be doing some work on the web in the viral marketing worlds of Facebook and YouTube. You will also be keeping track of my calendar and schedule. And you will be making phone calls, dealing with animal advocacy groups, bookstores, newspapers and TV and radio stations. There will also be some basic assistant stuff, like running errands to the printer or post office. While you will have a lot of real responsibility, you'll also be happy to pick up dry-cleaning or dog food on the way back from Kinko's.
There may be a little travel to a few conferences per year, but that is negotiable.
You must be a self-starter. Part of your job will be to keep the ball rolling when I drop it -- to keep things running while I am writing or traveling or dreaming or whatever. If, after we email, we decide to have a follow-up chat, you will be calling me to make sure the conversation happens, which will be indicative of a typical task, as you will be in charge of to-do lists. If it is left up to me, our intended conversation will get lost on my list and won't happen.
Somebody with whom I talked and laid out all of my upcoming projects said, "Basically you need a campaign manager." I thought that was a brilliant way to put it. But I also need an assistant, and at this stage of the campaign the two will have to be rolled into one -- and there is no other staff just yet, except for interns and volunteers that you might dig up. We are at the very early stages of the campaign.
Please be ready to produce some wonderful references from past jobs or teachers.
Finally, hopefully you will be excited about the work. If you are seriously interested in the job I will be delighted if you've read "Thanking the Monkey" and are therefore familiar with my general approach, and are keen to help.
Please get in touch at job@thankingthemonkey.com and we'll go from there.
And please forward this to your Los Angeles based animal friendly buddies who might be looking for pleasant and meaningful work.
Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn
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Date: Sat Mar 14 13:02:52 2009
